Thoroughbred Sire Gone West Euthanized Due to Colic Complications

Gone West, who carved out a successful branch of the Mr. Prospector sire line all his own as the sire of 98 stakes winners, was euthanized the night of Sept. 7 because of complications following colic surgery. The 25-year-old stallion, who was pensioned after this year's breeding season because of declining fertility, had been taken two days earlier to Hagyard Equine Medical Institute near

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